Climate change is an urgent threat to pregnant women, children: UN report

A mother cares for her baby at a neonatal intensive care unit in Mbeya, Tanzania. PHOTO | UNICEF

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What you need to know:

  • WHO assistant director general for Universal Health Coverage Bruce Aylward said climate change poses an existential threat to all but pregnant women, babies and children face some of the gravest consequences.

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